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98 y rs . ever and truly N. B N . P.S. The Plague has broken out here this morning – as I mentioned to you in my former letter of this day’s date. There is of course some alarm, and precautions [up right-hand side:] are taken – but to what purpose or with what effect remains to be seen. – – NOT FOUND: P.S. – 2 d . [Suppose?] you could [sell?] out – and if a mortgage be got [at four per cent reco]llect that the great gain in the [interest?] [would make up for?] the delay. It might be ten thousand pounds advantage. (Source: Ms. NLS TD 3079, f.73; not in 1922 II; BLJ XI 136) twice lately – but add two lines by another opportunity – merely to request you to sell out while the funds are high and to invest at four per Cent – if better terms on good security are not easily to be obtained. – For my observations upon other points of business – I refer you to my two former letters – which will I hope reach you in safety. Ever y rs . N B N P.S. Stanhope’s and Parry’s reports will apprize you of the state of public affairs here for the present. – – – Douglas Kinnaird to Byron, from Pall Mall, London, March 19th 1824: (Source: NLS Ms.43456) Kinnaird’s last known letter to Byron. Pall Mall East March 19 – 1824 My dear Byron, This comes to request your Signature to the Deeds of Conveyance of your Lordship’s manor of Rochdale &c. which M r Deardon Jun r brings with him – He will find You commanding an army – I this day saw & honor’d your signature to two Bills dated Missalonghi 8 th Feby – I am to receive your loan to the Greek Government back in hard cash in the course of next month – I take this opportunity of sending you Copies of the Mr Hunts’ acct of the Sale of Donny Johnny, Cantos 6.7.8.9.10.11 – of the Age of Bronze & of the Island – up to the respective dates therefore – I have not had an opportunity of seeing Mr Murray on the subject of Werner – it will always be time enough to settle with him – The claim is not weakened or lessened with time – You really should authorize me to settle with Mr Mealey – The neighbourhood of Newstead 1:2 is aware of there being an unsettled claim – Let me do it – With regard to the annuities, that is another matter – I have paid off Baxter’s bond of £1000 – it were very unwise to continue to pay 5 pr ct thereon whilst you have the money to hand to pay for it – I have now only got to discharge the Hanson’s final Bill – when that is done I shall think we have done pretty well, since I have had a finger in the Pye – Write me word that you approve my presenting Crabtree with £200 for his management of the Rochdale matter – he really deserves it – He is quite a treasure – D r Lushington puts such confidence in him, that he is never interfered with – This turns out just as it should have done – The Greek Deputies dine with me to-day, & Hobhouse & Bowring – M r Deardon will tell you he saw them & us – for he is to come, & I hope will depart tomorrow – adieu – Prosper Douglas Kinnaird. 1:3 I have not laid out the balance of the Rochdale Money in Exchequer Bills – for there is much fluctuation in them from the expectation of their interest being still further reduced – & we might lose
the premium of 2½ pr ct on them – When I receive the Greek mony back, I will work to balance the Stock that shall produce the best interest without risk – D K. M r Deardon has behaved throughout in the fairest manner – Had you met 12 years ago you wd have settled the matter at once & have saved thousands in law – 1:4 blank. March 26th 1824: Don Juan XV and XVI published. Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, from Missolonghi, March 30th 1824: (Source: Ms. not found; text from LJ VI 362-5; not in 1922 II; BLJ XI 143-5) Byron’s last surviving letter to Douglas Kinnaird. Messalonghi, March 30th, 1824 My Dear Douglas, – Signor Zaimi, 162 the third Greek Deputy, will present this to you; and in his behalf I bespeak good hospitality and usual kindness. The other Deputies here can, could or should have presented an introductory epistle to you, as well as to others, on their arrival. The same letter enclosed also a copy of the paper signed by themselves and drawn up in their own way – on my advancing 4000£ Sterling to the Greek Govt. which was (by their own express wish) to be repaid in the event of their obtaining a national loan in London, which it should seem that they have accomplished. I have also to apprize you that I have cashed for P[rince] Mavrocordato bills to the amount of 550 £ Sterling, which bills are drawn on Mr. Bowring and directed to you. P[rince] Mavrocordato says that SS. Orlando and Luriotti have assets to supply the needful to the said Mr. Bowring, a fact which you will duly ascertain, or otherwise the 550 £ Sterling, monies advanced by me on the specified bills may be in some sort likely to hitch in their progress to payment. The Greek Cause up to this present writing hath cost me of mine own monies about thirty thousand Spanish dollars advanced, without counting my own contingent expences of every kind. It is true, however, that every thing would have been at a stand still in Messalonghi if I had not done so. Part of this money, more particularly the 4000 £ advanced, and guaranteed by the Gk Deputies is, or ought to be, repaid. To this you will look, but I shall still spend it in the Cause, for I have some hundred men under my command, regularly paid and pretty men enough. I have written to you repeatedly, imploring you to sell out of the Funds while they are high, and to take four per cent. – or any per cent. – on landed security for the monies. I have also been, and am, anxious to hear how you have succeeded with Rochdale, the Kirkby Arrears, the new publications, the settling the lawsuits, etc., etc., etc., and always concluding by a request for all possible credits to the extent of my resources, for I must do the thing handsomely. I have been very unwell, but am supposed to be better, and almost every body else has been ill too – Parry and all, tho’ he is a sort of hardworking Hercules. We have had strange weather and strange incidents – natural, moral, physical, martial and political, all which you will hear of perhaps, truly or falsely, from other quarters – I can’t gossip just now. I am called to a Congress at Salona with P. Mavrocordato to meet Ulysses and the Eastern Chiefs on State affairs, and on the opening Campaign. What the result is likely to be I cannot say. The General Govt. have assured me the direction of this province, or to join them in the Morea. I am willing to do anything that may be useful. We were to have besieged Lepanto, but the Suliotes did not like the service “against Stone walls,” and have had a row besides with some foreigners, in which blood was spilt on both sides, 163 so that that scheme was postponed. Capt. Parry is doing all that circumstances will permit in his department, and indeed in many others, for he does all that is done here, without any aid except the Committee’s and mine, for the Gk. local Govt. have not a sou, they say, and are in debt besides. I have two hundred and twenty five regulars and irregulars in my pay – and had five hundred of the latter, but when they quarrelled amongst themselves, and tried to heighten their pretensions besides, I boomed them off; and by dint of so doing, and turning restive when fair means would not do, the rest are reduced to very good order, and the regulars have all along behaved very well, upon the whole – as well as any other troops anywhere. Six Guns belong to this auxiliary Corps of Artillery, which, by the way, is the only regularly paid corps in Greece. The Govt. only give them rations – and those reluctantly: they have mutinied twice on account of bad bread, and really with cause, for it was quite unmasticable; but we have gotten 162: Andreas Zaimes was an associate of Andreas Londos. 163: The killing of the Swedish Captain Sass. 99
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My dear Douglas / I have to acknowl
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easons for quitting Murray as a pub
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1:2 In the event of the estates ris
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Pisa. March 22 d . 1822 My dear Dou
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[To, The Honorable Douglas Kinnaird
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As I have {not} limited him to any
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[above address:] Would you write a
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(Source: Ms. NLS TD 3079 f.34; not
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A two-side sheet. July 25 th . 1822
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Shadwell was their first referee -
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And a Mortgage too! - will you plea
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Jacob’s Money - to pay Murray’s
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Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, from Pis
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My dear Kinnaird ... Byron calls th
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supposed possibilities. Calculate t
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October 15th 1822: The Vision of Ju
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moderate but secure interest {for}
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I have written to you three times l
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Believe me my dear Byron Yours fait
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[à Milord / Milord Byron / en son
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My dear Douglas, Enclosed are two l
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